Facilitating a transmission power dependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks

ABSTRACT

Facilitating a transmission power dependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise defining, by a system comprising a memory and a processor, a resource reservation procedure that associates respective amounts of reserved resources available for the mobile device based on a transmission power level of the mobile device. The method also can comprise selecting, by the system, an amount of reserved resources from the respective amounts of reserved resources available based on the transmission power level of the mobile device.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates generally to enabling vehicle to everything(V2X) services in Fifth Generation (5G) or other advanced networks and,more specifically, to a smart resource reservation protocol that limitsthe amount of reserved resources according to a transmission power.

BACKGROUND

To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, Third GenerationPartnership Project (3GPP) systems and systems that employ one or moreaspects of the specifications of the Fourth Generation (4G) standard forwireless communications will be extended to a Fifth Generation (5G)standard for wireless communications. Unique challenges exist to providelevels of service associated with forthcoming 5G, or other nextgeneration, standards for wireless communication.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various non-limiting embodiments are further described with reference tothe accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an example, non-limiting, system that facilitates atransmission power dependent resource reservation protocol in accordancewith one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 2 illustrates an example, non-limiting, first resource reservationdata structure in accordance with one or more embodiments describedherein;

FIG. 3 illustrates an example, non-limiting, second resource reservationdata structure for use in a high network load area in accordance withone or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 4 illustrates an example, non-limiting, system that employsautomated learning to facilitate one or more of the disclosed aspects inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method for facilitating a transmission powerdependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method for facilitating a transmission powerdependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 7 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method for allocating an amount of resourcesavailable to be reserved based on a transmission power dependentresource reservation protocol in advanced networks in accordance withone or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 8 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method for allocating an amount of resourcesavailable to be reserved in a high network load environment inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein;

FIG. 9 illustrates an example block diagram of a non-limiting embodimentof a mobile network platform in accordance with various aspectsdescribed herein; and

FIG. 10 illustrates an example block diagram of an example computeroperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates wirelesscommunications according to one or more embodiments described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

One or more embodiments are now described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings in which example embodiments areshown. In the following description, for purposes of explanation,numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding of the various embodiments. However, the variousembodiments can be practiced without these specific details (and withoutapplying to any particular networked environment or standard).

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate a transmissionpower dependent resource reservation protocol. For example, the variousaspects can enable vehicle to everything (V2X) services in 5G New Radio(NR) networks and/or other advanced networks. More specifically, thevarious aspects provide a smart resource reservation protocol thatlimits the amount of reserved resources according to the transmissionpower. The disclosed aspects can be applied to a peer-to-peer or meshnetwork.

A resource reservation protocol can be enabled to coordinate theresource usage of different User Equipment (UE) devices in a certaingeographic area. The principle of reservation is to allow a UE device toreserve resources in the future to facilitate periodic traffic orremaining data in the buffer. The reservation signaling is broadcastedout and to be received by all surrounding UE devices. Other UE deviceswill respect the reservation and find other resources to use.

The reserved resources can be used for initial transmission and/orHybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) retransmission. That means, UEdevices tend to be greedy in the sense that the UE device will reservemore resources than it needs to ensure a better Quality of Service(QoS). However, greedier UE devices mean the system overall load will beunnecessarily higher. To this and related ends, provided is a protocolto limit the greediness of one or more UE devices to reserve moreresources.

According to an embodiment is a method that can comprise defining, by asystem comprising a memory and a processor, a resource reservationprocedure that associates respective amounts of reserved resourcesavailable for the mobile device based on a transmission power level ofthe mobile device. The method also can comprise selecting, by thesystem, an amount of reserved resources from the respective amounts ofreserved resources available based on the transmission power level ofthe mobile device.

In an example, defining the resource reservation procedure can compriseallocating a first amount of reserved resources based on thetransmission power level of the mobile device being determined to be ata maximum transmission power capability of the mobile device. Further,defining the resource reservation procedure can comprise allocating asecond amount of reserved resources based on the transmission powerlevel of the mobile device being determined to be a defined value lowerthan the maximum transmission power capability of the mobile device. Thesecond amount of reserved resources can be greater than the first amountof reserved resources.

Further to the above example, defining the resource reservationprocedure further can comprise defining a length of a reservation periodper signaling based on the transmission power level of the mobiledevice. In addition to the above example, defining the length of thereservation period can comprise defining a first length of thereservation period based on the transmission power level determined tobe at the maximum transmission power capability of the mobile device.Further, defining the length of the reservation period can comprisedefining a second length of the reservation period based on thetransmission power level being determined to be a second definedpercentage lower than the maximum transmission power capability of themobile device. The second length of the reservation period can be longerthan the first length of the reservation period.

The reserved resources can be used for hybrid automatic repeat requestretransmission by the mobile device. Alternatively, or additionally, thereserved resources can be used for initial transmission by the mobiledevice.

According to some implementations, the method can comprise determining,by the system, an amount of network traffic within a communicationsnetwork. The method also can comprise defining, by the system, a secondresource reservation procedure based on the amount of network trafficbeing above a defined network traffic level. Further to theseimplementations, the second resource reservation procedure can comprisefewer reserved resources being available for the mobile device ascompared to the first resource reservation procedure.

Further to the above implementations, defining the second resourcereservation procedure can comprise defining a first length of a firstreservation period per signaling based on the transmission power levelof the mobile device. The first length of the first reservation periodof the second resource reservation procedure is shorter than a secondlength of a second reservation period of the first resource reservationprocedure.

Alternatively, or additionally, defining the second resource reservationprocedure can comprise disabling a reservation of resources based on thetransmission power level of the mobile device being a maximumtransmission power level of the mobile device.

In accordance with some implementations, the method can comprisemitigating, by the system, an amount of network traffic congestion in acommunications network. The mitigation can comprise controlling aneffectiveness of the amount of reserved resources based on defining theresource reservation procedure.

Another embodiment provided herein relates to a system that can comprisea processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, whenexecuted by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. Theoperations can comprise configuring a user equipment device with aresource reservation data structure. The operations also can comprisecontrolling an amount of resources available for reservation by the userequipment device based on a transmission power level of the userequipment device during a reservation signaling duration and based onthe resource reservation data structure.

In an example, the resource reservation data structure maps a transmitpower level of the user equipment device to a maximal number ofresources available to be reserved by the user equipment device. Inanother example, the resource reservation data structure allocates aduration of reservation per signaling based on the transmit power levelof the user equipment device.

Controlling the amount of resources available for reservation by theuser equipment device can comprise, according to some implementations,allocating a first quantity of resources available to be reserved by theuser equipment device based on the transmit power level of the userequipment device being at a first transmit power level. Further, theoperations can comprise allocating a second quantity of resourcesavailable to be reserved by the user equipment device based on thetransmit power level of the user equipment device being at a secondtransmit power level. In addition, the operations can compriseallocating a third quantity of resources available to be reserved by theuser equipment device based on the transmit power level of the userequipment device being at a third transmit power level.

In accordance with some implementations, the first transmit power levelis a maximum power level, the second transmit power level is less thanthe maximum power level by a first percentage, and the third transmitpower level is less than the maximum power level by a second percentagethat is more than the first percentage. Further, the first quantity ofresources available to be reserved by the user equipment device cancomprise less resources than the second quantity of resources availableto be reserved by the user equipment device. In addition, the thirdquantity of resources available to be reserved by the user equipmentdevice can comprise more resources than the second quantity of resourcesavailable to be reserved by the user equipment device.

Another embodiment provided herein is a machine-readable storage medium,comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor,facilitate performance of operations. The operations can compriseestablishing a resource reservation procedure that defines a group oflevels. The levels of the group of levels can be based on definedtransmission power level ranges and can comprise respective associatednumber of resources that are able to be reserved for a definedtransmission power range of the defined transmission power level ranges.The operations also can comprise selecting a level from the group oflevels. Selecting the level can comprise selecting a first level of thegroup of levels based on a first transmission power level of a mobiledevice being within a first defined transmission level range of thedefined transmission power level ranges. Alternatively, selecting thelevel can comprise selecting a second level of the group of levels basedon a second transmission power level of the mobile device being within asecond defined transmission level range of the defined transmissionpower level ranges.

Establishing the resource reservation procedure can comprise defining alength of a reservation period per signaling based on the definedtransmission power level ranges.

In an example, the first transmission power level is a highertransmission power level than the second transmission power level. Thefirst level can comprise a first number of resources that can bereserved and the second level can comprise a second number of resourcesthat can be reserved. The first number of resources can be less than thesecond number of resources.

According to some implementations, the resource reservation procedure isa first resource reservation procedure. Further to theseimplementations, the operations can comprise establishing a secondresource reservation procedure based on an amount of network trafficwithin a communications network satisfying a defined traffic level. Thesecond resource reservation procedure can comprise fewer reservedresources being available for the mobile device as compared to the firstresource reservation procedure.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example, non-limiting, system 100 that facilitatesa transmission power dependent resource reservation protocol inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein.

The system 100 can comprise a device 102 that can communicate with oneor more other devices in a communications network. Aspects of systems(e.g., the system 100 and the like), apparatuses, or processes explainedin this disclosure can constitute machine-executable component(s)embodied within machine(s) (e.g., embodied in one or more computerreadable mediums (or media) associated with one or more machines). Suchcomponent(s), when executed by the one or more machines (e.g.,computer(s), computing device(s), virtual machine(s), and so on) cancause the machine(s) to perform the operations described.

In various embodiments, the device 102 can be any type of component,machine, device, facility, apparatus, and/or instrument that comprises aprocessor and/or can be capable of effective and/or operativecommunication with a wired and/or wireless network. Components,machines, apparatuses, devices, facilities, and/or instrumentalitiesthat can comprise the device 102 can include tablet computing devices,handheld devices, server class computing machines and/or databases,laptop computers, notebook computers, desktop computers, cell phones,smart phones, consumer appliances and/or instrumentation, industrialand/or commercial devices, hand-held devices, digital assistants,multimedia Internet enabled phones, multimedia players, and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 , the device 102 can include a resourcereservation manager component 104, a power component 106, an allocationcomponent 108, traffic manager component 110, an adjustment component112, a transmitter/receiver component 114, at least one memory 116, atleast one processor 118, and at least one data store 120.

The resource reservation manager component 104 can configure the device102 with one or more resource reservation data structures 122. Toconfigure the device the resource reservation manager component 104 canreceive an indication of the one or more resource reservation datastructures 122 from, for example, a network device 124. For example,when the device 102 is to enter a defined geographic area, the device102 (e.g., via the transmitter/receiver component 114 can receive one ormore resource reservation data structures 122 associated with thatdefined geographic area. According to some implementations, the device(e.g., the resource reservation manager component 104) can bepre-configured with information related to the one or more resourcereservation data structures 122. The one or more one or more resourcereservation data structures 122 can be retained in the at least onememory 116 or the at least one data store 120, for example. In someimplementations, the one or more resource reservation data structures122 can be defined in a specification, such as a 3GPP specification.

The power component 106 can be configured to measure or determine thetransmit power being utilized by the device 102. Based on the transmitpower determined by the power component 106, the allocation component108 can control the amount of resources available for reservation andcan reserve resources up to that amount. The reserved resources can beused for hybrid automatic repeat request retransmission by the device102. According to some implementations, the reserved resources can beused for initial transmission by the device 102.

If it is determined that more resources should be reserved, the powercomponent 106 can reduce the transmit power of the device 102. Thus, ifthe device 102 is communicating with another device that is nearby, thedevice 102 can lower its transmission power according to a power controlprotocol. Thereafter, the device 102 can reserve more resourcesaccording to the one or more resource reservation data structures 122.In a similar manner, if the device 102 is communicating with anotherdevice that is farther away, the device 102 can use a highertransmission power and, thus, the device 102 can reserve a less amountof resources.

According to some implementations, the network (e.g., the network device124) can adjust the effectiveness of the resource reservation procedure.For example, in a high load area, the network can configure a differenttable (e.g., a different resource reservation data structure of the oneor more resource reservation data structures 122). The different tablecan allow a less amount of resources to be reserved with smaller lengthof reservation. Note that network can configure to disable resourcereservation at some conditions (e.g. the below table, UE at Max Tx poweris not allowed since the maximal reserved resource is set to 0%).Examples of resource reservation data structures are provided below withrespect to FIGS. 2 and 3 .

If the traffic manager component 110 determines the device 102 is in anarea of high network traffic, the adjustment component 112 can adjustthe values based on the different resource reservation data structure.

The transmitter/receiver component 114 can receive, from the networkdevice 124 the indication of the one or more resource reservation datastructures 122. The network (e.g., the network device 124) can configuredifferent amount of reservation resources as well as the length ofreservation per signaling to control the effectiveness of thereservation to help to prevent system congestion.

The at least one memory 116 can be operatively connected to the at leastone processor 118. The at least one memory 116 can store executableinstructions that, when executed by the at least one processor 118 canfacilitate performance of operations. Further, the at least oneprocessor 118 can be utilized to execute computer executable componentsstored in the at least one memory 116.

For example, the at least one memory 116 can store protocols associatedwith facilitating a transmission power dependent resource reservationprotocol in an advanced network as discussed herein. Further, the atleast one memory 116 can facilitate action to control communicationbetween the device 102, the network device 124, one or more othernetwork devices, one or more mobile devices, and so on, such that thedevice 102 can employ stored protocols and/or algorithms to facilitate atransmission power dependent resource reservation protocol in advancednetworks as described herein.

It should be appreciated that data stores (e.g., memories) componentsdescribed herein can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, orcan include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. By way of example andnot limitation, nonvolatile memory can include read only memory (ROM),programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM),electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory caninclude random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory.By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in many formssuch as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM(SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM),Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Memory of thedisclosed aspects are intended to comprise, without being limited to,these and other suitable types of memory.

The at least one processor 118 can facilitate respective analysis ofinformation related to facilitating a transmission power dependentresource reservation protocol in advanced networks. The at least oneprocessor 118 can be a processor dedicated to analyzing and/orgenerating information received, a processor that controls one or morecomponents of the device 102, and/or a processor that both analyzes andgenerates information received and controls one or more components ofthe device 102.

Further, the term network device is used herein to refer to any type ofnetwork node serving mobile devices and/or connected to other networknodes, network elements, or another network node from which the mobiledevices can receive a radio signal. In cellular radio access networks(e.g., universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) networks),network nodes can be referred to as base transceiver stations (BTS),radio base station, radio network nodes, base stations, NodeB, eNodeB(e.g., evolved NodeB), and so on. In 5G terminology, the network nodescan be referred to as gNodeB (e.g., gNB) devices. Network nodes can alsocomprise multiple antennas for performing various transmissionoperations (e.g., MIMO operations). A network node can comprise acabinet and other protected enclosures, an antenna mast, and actualantennas. Network nodes can serve several cells, also called sectors,depending on the configuration and type of antenna. Examples of networknodes can include but are not limited to: NodeB devices, base station(BS) devices, access point (AP) devices, and radio access network (RAN)devices. The network nodes can also include multi-standard radio (MSR)radio node devices, comprising: an MSR BS, an eNode B, a networkcontroller, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller(BSC), a relay, a donor node controlling relay, a base transceiverstation (BTS), a transmission point, a transmission node, a Remote RadioUnit (RRU), a Remote Radio Head (RRH), nodes in distributed antennasystem (DAS), and the like.

It is noted that the network device 124 can comprise at least onememory, at least one processor, at least one data store, and/or othercomponents, although not illustrated.

For purposes of explanation, FIG. 2 illustrates an example,non-limiting, first resource reservation data structure 200 inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein.

The first resource reservation data structure 200 (which can be includedthe one or more resource reservation data structures 122) can associatethe maximal amount of resources reserved by one signaling with thetransmission power of the device 102. In this example, the firstresource reservation data structure 200 includes a first column fortransmit power 202, a second column for maximal reserved resources 204,and a third column for length of reservation per signaling 206.Accordingly, the first resource reservation data structure 200 can beutilized by the resource reservation manager component 104 to limit thepercentage of resources the device 102 can reserve during the definedlength of time. For example, when the device 102 uses a maximum amountof its transmit power (Max Tx Power), the device 102 can reserve fivepercent (5%) of the resources for 50 milliseconds (50 ms). In anotherexample, if the transmit power of the device 102 is reduced by 3 db, forexample, (Max Tx Power—3 db), every reservation signaling can reserve10% of the resources for a length of 100 ms. Other reductions in theamount of transmit power can facilitate allocation of the same or morereserved resources for the same or longer length of time, as indicatedin FIG. 2 . It is noted that the values in FIG. 2 are for examplepurposes only and other values and/or more or fewer values (e.g., rows)can be utilized according to various embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example, non-limiting, second resource reservationdata structure 300 for use in a high network load area in accordancewith one or more embodiments described herein.

The second resource reservation data structure 300 (which can beincluded the one or more resource reservation data structures 122) canassociate the maximal amount of resource reserved by one signaling withthe transmission power of the device 102 in a high network load area,which can be determined by the traffic manager component 110. In thisexample, the second resource reservation data structure 300 includes afirst column for transmit power 302, a second column for maximalreserved resources 304, and a third column for length of reservation persignaling 306. Accordingly, the second resource reservation datastructure 300 can be utilized by the resource reservation managercomponent 104 to limit the percentage of resources the device 102 canreserve during the length time in the high load condition, as determinedby the traffic manager component 110.

For example, when the device 102 uses a maximum amount of its transmitpower (Max Tx Power), the device 102 cannot reserve any resources (0%)for 10 milliseconds (10 ms). In another example, if the transmit powerof the device 102 is reduced by 3 db, for example, (Max Tx Power—3 db),every reservation signaling can reserve 5% of the resources for a lengthof 50 ms. In yet another example, if the transmit power of the device102 is reduced by another 3 db, for example, (Max Tx Power—6 db), everyreservation signaling can reserve 10% of the resources for a length of50 ms. Other reductions in the amount of transmit power can facilitateallocation of the same or more reserved resources for the same or alonger length of time, as indicated in FIG. 3 . It is noted that thevalues in FIG. 3 are for example purposes only and other values and/ormore or fewer values (e.g., rows) can be utilized according to variousembodiments.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example, non-limiting, system 400 that employsautomated learning to facilitate one or more of the disclosed aspects inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein. Repetitivedescription of like elements employed in other embodiments describedherein is omitted for sake of brevity. The system 400 can comprise oneor more of the components and/or functionality of the system 100, andvice versa.

The system 400 can comprise a device 402, which comprises a machinelearning and reasoning component 404 that can be utilized to automateone or more of the disclosed aspects. The machine learning and reasoningcomponent 404 can employ automated learning and reasoning procedures(e.g., the use of explicitly and/or implicitly trained statisticalclassifiers) in connection with performing inference and/orprobabilistic determinations and/or statistical-based determinations inaccordance with one or more aspects described herein.

For example, the machine learning and reasoning component 404 can employprinciples of probabilistic and decision theoretic inference.Additionally, or alternatively, the machine learning and reasoningcomponent 404 can rely on predictive models constructed using machinelearning and/or automated learning procedures. Logic-centric inferencecan also be employed separately or in conjunction with probabilisticmethods.

The machine learning and reasoning component 404 can infer whether adevice can reduce a transmission power and the benefits gained byreducing the transmission power. For example, if the device 402 iscommunicating with one or more other devices that are a defined distanceaway from the device 402, the device 402 might need to use its maximumtransmit power, or a value close to its maximum transmit power.Therefore, it might be inferred by the machine learning and reasoningcomponent 404 that any benefit received (e.g., reserving more resources)would be offset by degradation of the communication signal with the oneor more other devices.

Further, the machine learning and reasoning component 404 can infer thenetwork traffic load in a defined geographic area (e.g., the geographicarea where the device 402 is located). If the network traffic loadsatisfies a defined network threshold level it can indicate that thenetwork is congested and a different resource reservation data structure(e.g., the second resource reservation data structure 300) should beused.

As used herein, the term “inference” refers generally to the process ofreasoning about or inferring states of a system, a component, a module,an environment, and/or devices from a set of observations as capturedthrough events, reports, data and/or through other forms ofcommunication. Inference can be employed to identify a specificcondition, modification, and/or effect, or can generate a probabilitydistribution over states, for example. The inference can beprobabilistic. For example, computation of a probability distributionover states of interest based on a consideration of data and/or events.The inference can also refer to techniques employed for composinghigher-level events from a set of events and/or data. Such inference canresult in the construction of new events and/or actions from a set ofobserved events and/or stored event data, whether or not the events arecorrelated in close temporal proximity, and whether the events and/ordata come from one or several events and/or data sources. Variousclassification schemes and/or systems (e.g., support vector machines,neural networks, logic-centric production systems, Bayesian beliefnetworks, fuzzy logic, data fusion engines, and so on) can be employedin connection with performing automatic and/or inferred action inconnection with the disclosed aspects.

The various aspects (e.g., in connection with facilitating atransmission power dependent resource reservation procedure in advancednetworks) can employ various artificial intelligence-based schemes forcarrying out various aspects thereof. For example, a process fordetermining which resource reservation data structure should be selectedfrom one or more resource reservation data structures 122 for use by thedevice.

A classifier is a function that maps an input attribute vector, x=(x1,x2, x3, x4, xn), to a confidence that the input belongs to a class. Inother words, f(x)=confidence(class). Such classification can employ aprobabilistic and/or statistical-based analysis (e.g., factoring intothe analysis utilities and costs) to provide a prognosis and/or inferone or more actions that should be employed to determine what action tobe automatically performed.

A Support Vector Machine (SVM) is an example of a classifier that can beemployed. The SVM operates by finding a hypersurface in the space ofpossible inputs, which hypersurface attempts to split the triggeringcriteria from the non-triggering events. Intuitively, this makes theclassification correct for testing data that can be similar, but notnecessarily identical to training data. Other directed and undirectedmodel classification approaches (e.g., naïve Bayes, Bayesian networks,decision trees, neural networks, fuzzy logic models, and probabilisticclassification models) providing different patterns of independence canbe employed. Classification as used herein, can be inclusive ofstatistical regression that is utilized to develop models of priority.

One or more aspects can employ classifiers that are explicitly trained(e.g., through a generic training data) as well as classifiers that areimplicitly trained (e.g., by retaining a database of triggers,historical changes, and impacts). For example, SVMs can be configuredthrough a learning or training phase within a classifier constructor andfeature selection module. Thus, a classifier(s) can be used toautomatically learn and perform a number of functions, including but notlimited to facilitating a transmission power dependent resourcereservation procedure in advanced networks.

Methods that can be implemented in accordance with the disclosed subjectmatter will be better appreciated with reference to various flow charts.While, for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the methods are shownand described as a series of blocks, it is to be understood andappreciated that the disclosed aspects are not limited by the number ororder of blocks, as some blocks can occur in different orders and/or atsubstantially the same time with other blocks from what is depicted anddescribed herein. Moreover, not all illustrated blocks can be requiredto implement the disclosed methods. It is to be appreciated that thefunctionality associated with the blocks can be implemented by software,hardware, a combination thereof, or any other suitable means (e.g.,device, system, process, component, and so forth). Additionally, itshould be further appreciated that the disclosed methods are capable ofbeing stored on an article of manufacture to facilitate transporting andtransferring such methods to various devices. Those skilled in the artwill understand and appreciate that the methods could alternatively berepresented as a series of interrelated states or events, such as in astate diagram.

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method 500 for facilitating a transmission powerdependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein. Repetitivedescription of like elements employed in other embodiments describedherein is omitted for sake of brevity.

In some implementations, a system comprising a processor can perform thecomputer-implemented method 500 and/or other methods discussed herein.In other implementations, a device comprising a processor can performthe computer-implemented method 500 and/or other methods discussedherein. In other implementations, a machine-readable storage medium, cancomprise executable instructions that, when executed by a processor,facilitate performance of operations, which can be the operationsdiscussed with respect to the computer-implemented method 500 and/orother methods discussed herein. In further implementations, a machinereadable or computer readable storage device comprising executableinstructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising aprocessor to perform operations, which can be operations discussed withrespect to the computer-implemented method 500 and/or other methodsdiscussed herein.

The computer-implemented method 500 starts at 502 with defining, by amobile device comprising a memory and a processor, a resourcereservation procedure that associates respective amounts of reservedresources available for the mobile device based on a transmission powerlevel of the mobile device (e.g., via the resource reservation managercomponent 104). The computer-implemented method 500 continues at 504with selecting, by the mobile device, an amount of reserved resourcesfrom the respective amounts of reserved resources available based on thetransmission power level of the mobile device (e.g., via the allocationcomponent 108).

For example, the amount of reserved resources can be associated with thetransmission power. For device's (e.g., UE device's) communicating witha close by device (e.g., UE device), a lower transmission power can beused according to the power control protocol thus more resources areavailable to be reserved. Similarly, for a device (e.g., UE device)communicating with a faraway device (e.g., UE device), highertransmission power is used thus there less resources are available to bereserved. Accordingly, the network can configure a different amount ofreservation resource as well as the length of reservation per signalingto control the effectiveness of the reservation to help to preventsystem congestion.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method 600 for facilitating a transmission powerdependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks inaccordance with one or more embodiments described herein. Repetitivedescription of like elements employed in other embodiments describedherein is omitted for sake of brevity.

At 602, a resource reservation procedure can be configured (e.g., viathe resource reservation manager component 104). For example, theresource reservation procedure can associate respective amounts ofreserved resources available for the mobile device based on atransmission power level of the mobile device. To configure the resourcereservation, at 604 a determination can be made whether the transmitpower used by the device is a maximum transmit power capability of themobile device (e.g., via the power component 106). If it is at themaximum transmit power capability (“YES”), at 606 a first amount ofreserved resources can be allocated (e.g., via the allocation component108).

If the determination at 604 is that the transmit power used by thedevice is not at the maximum transmit power capability of the mobiledevice (“NO”), at 608, a second amount of reserved resources can beallocated (e.g., via the allocation component 108). The second amount ofreserved resources can be greater than the first amount of reservedresources.

After the allocating at 606 and/or the allocating at 608, thecomputer-implemented method 600 can end, or can return to 604 withanother determination related to a current transmit power of the device.For example, configuring the resource reservation procedure at 604 cancomprise defining a length of a reservation period per signaling basedon the transmission power level of the mobile device.

FIG. 7 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method 700 for allocating an amount of resourcesavailable to be reserved based on a transmission power dependentresource reservation protocol in advanced networks in accordance withone or more embodiments described herein. Repetitive description of likeelements employed in other embodiments described herein is omitted forsake of brevity.

At 702, a determination can be made whether a transmit power used by adevice is a maximum transmit power capability of the mobile device(e.g., via the power component 106). Although not illustrated, anotherdetermination can be made related to an amount of network traffic withina communications network. If the amount satisfies a defined networktraffic level, the computer implemented method of FIG. 8 can beutilized.

If the device is using (or decides to use) its maximum transmit powercapability (“YES”), at 704, a first amount of reserved resources and afirst length of a reservation period can be allocated to the device(e.g., via the allocation component 108). For example, the first amountand the first length can be based a resource reservation data structure(e.g., the resource reservation data structure 200, the resourcereservation data structure 300, or another data structure).

If it is determined at 702 that the maximum transmit power capability isnot being used (or scheduled to be used) by the device, at 706, adetermination can be made whether the transmit power level of the deviceis at least a first defined value lower, but not more than a seconddefined value lower, than the maximum transmit power capability (e.g.,via the power component 106). It is noted that if the transmit powerlevel is lower than the maximum power level capability, but does notsatisfy a first defined value (e.g., is more than the first definedvalue), the first amount of reserved resources and the first length of areservation period can be allocated to the device (at 704).

If the transmit power value is determined, at 706, to be at least thefirst defined value lower, but not more than a second defined valuelower (“YES”), at 708, a second amount of reserved resources and asecond length of a reservation period can be allocated to the device(e.g., via the allocation component 108). According to someimplementations, the second amount of reserved resources can be a sameamount as the first amount of reserved resources, or can be a differentamount, for example, the second amount of reserved resources cancomprise more resources than the first amount of reserved resources. Inadditional, or alternative, implementations, the second length of thereservation period can be the same length as the first length of thereservation period, or can be a different length (e.g., a longer lengthof time) than the first length of the reservation period.

If the transmit power value is determined, at 706, to be more than thefirst defined value lower, but not more than a second defined valuelower, than the maximum transmit power capability of the device (“NO”),at 710, another determination can be made whether the transmit powerlevel of the device is at least a second defined value lower, but notmore than a third defined value lower, than the maximum transmit powercapability.

If the determination at 710 is that the transmit power level of thedevice is at least the second defined value lower than the maximum powerlevel capability, but not more than the third defined value lower(“YES”), at 712, a third amount of reserved resources and a third lengthof a reservation period can be allocated to the device (e.g., via theallocation component 108). The third amount of reserved resources can beequal to or greater than the second amount of reserved resources.Alternatively, or additionally, the third length of the reservationperiod can be equal to or greater than the second length of thereservation period.

It is noted that if the transmit power level is lower than the firstdefined value, but does not satisfy the second defined value, the secondamount of reserved resources and the second length of a reservationperiod can be allocated to the device (at 708).

If, at 710, the transmit power value is determined to be more than thesecond defined value lower than the maximum transmit power capability ofthe device (“NO”), the computer-implemented method 700 can return to 710and another determination can made whether the transmit power level ofthe device is a third (or subsequent (e.g., fourth, fifth, sixth, and soon)) defined value lower, but not more than a fourth (or subsequent(e.g., fifth, sixth, seventh, and so on)) defined value lower, than themaximum transmit power capability. Based on the results of thedetermination, subsequent amounts of reserved resources and subsequentlengths of the reservation period can be allocated to the device asdetermined based on the one or more resource reservation data structures122. The subsequent amount of reserved resources can be equal to orgreater than the second amount of reserved resources. Alternatively, oradditionally, the subsequent length of the reservation period can beequal to or greater than the second length of the reservation period.

It is to be understood that the determination of the subsequent valuesat 710 can be recursive and is dependent on the values provided in theone or more resource reservation data structures 122. For example, ifthe resource reservation data structure being utilized has two levels,only two determinations are made. If the resource reservation datastructure being utilized has five levels, five determinations are made,and so on.

Further, after expiration of the length of a reservation period or afteranother defined interval, the computer-implemented method 700 can returnto 702 with another determination whether a transmit power used by adevice is a maximum transmit power capability of the mobile device.

FIG. 8 illustrates a flow diagram of an example, non-limiting,computer-implemented method 800 for allocating an amount of resourcesavailable to be reserved in high network load environment in accordancewith one or more embodiments described herein. Repetitive description oflike elements employed in other embodiments described herein is omittedfor sake of brevity.

The computer-implemented method 800 starts, at 802, when a systemcomprising a processor and a memory can determine whether an amount ofnetwork traffic within a communications network satisfies a definednetwork traffic level (e.g., via the traffic manager component 110). Forexample, the defined network traffic level can be a level determined tocause a high load area of the communications network.

If the amount of network traffic does not satisfy the defined networktraffic level (“NO”), the computer-implemented method 800 can, at 804,return to 702 of FIG. 7 . However, if the amount of network traffic isdetermined to satisfy the defined network traffic level (“YES”), at 806,a second resource reservation procedure can be defined, where the firstresource reservation procedure is the procedure discussed with respectto FIG. 7 (e.g., via the adjustment component 112).

Although discussed with respect to defining the second resourcereservation procedure, the procedure can be pre-configured at thedevice, can be defined in one or more communications standards, or canbe provided to the device in another manner.

It is noted that in some implementations, the second resourcereservation procedure can comprise fewer reserved resources beingavailable for the mobile device as compared to the first resourcereservation procedure. However, the disclosed aspects are not limited tothis implementation and the second resource reservation procedure and/orsubsequent resource reservation procedures can comprises the same,similar, or reserved resources being available and/or lengths.

The computer-implemented method 800 continues, at 808, and adetermination can be made whether a transmit power used by a device is amaximum transmit power capability of the mobile device (e.g., via thepower component 106). If the device is using (or decides to use) itsmaximum transmit power capability (“YES”), at 810 a first amount ofreserved resources and a first length of a reservation period can beallocated to the device, based on the second resource reservationprocedure.

If it is determined at 808 that the maximum transmit power capability isnot being used (or scheduled to be used) by the device (“NO”), at 812, adetermination can be made whether the transmit power level of the deviceis a first defined value lower, but not more than a second defined valuelower, than the maximum transmit power capability (e.g., via the powercomponent 106). If the value is the first defined value lower, but notmore than the second defined value lower, (“YES”), at 814, a secondamount of reserved resources and a second length of a reservation periodcan be allocated to the device, based on the second resource reservationprocedure (e.g., via the allocation component 108).

It is noted that if the transmit power level is lower than the maximumpower level capability, but does not satisfy the first defined value,the first amount of reserved resources and the first length of areservation period can be allocated to the device (at 810).

If the value of the transmit power level is determined to be more thanthe first defined value lower than the maximum transmit power capabilityof the device (“NO”), at 816, another determination can be made whetherthe transmit power level of the device is a second defined value lower,but not more than a third defined value lower, than the maximum transmitpower capability (e.g., via the power component 106).

If the determination at 816 is that the transmit power level is at leastthe second defined value lower than the maximum power level capability,but not more than the third defined value lower (“YES”), at 818, a thirdamount of reserved resources and a third length of a reservation periodcan be allocated to the device, based on the second resource reservationprocedure (e.g., via the allocation component 108).

It is noted that if the transmit power level is lower than the firstdefined value, but does not satisfy the second defined value, the secondamount of reserved resources and the second length of a reservationperiod can be allocated to the device (at 814). The second amount ofreserved resources can be equal to or greater than the first amount ofreserved resources. Alternatively, or additionally, the second length ofthe reservation period can be equal to or greater than the first lengthof the reservation period.

If the value is determined to be more than the second defined valuelower than the maximum transmit power capability of the device (“NO”),the computer-implemented method 800 can return to 816 and anotherdetermination can made whether the transmit power level of the device isa third (or subsequent) defined value lower, but not more than a fourth(or subsequent) defined value lower than the maximum transmit powercapability (e.g., via the power component 106). Based on the results ofthe determination, subsequent amounts of reserved resources andsubsequent lengths of the reservation period can be allocated to thedevice, based on the second resource reservation procedure. Thesubsequent amount of reserved resources can be equal to or greater thanthe second amount of reserved resources. Alternatively, or additionally,the subsequent length of the reservation period can be equal to orgreater than the second length of the reservation period.

It is to be understood that the determination of the subsequent valuesat 816 can be recursive and is dependent on the values provided in theone or more resource reservation data structures 122. For example, ifthe resource reservation data structure being utilized has three levels,only three determinations are made. If the resource reservation datastructure being utilized has six levels, six determinations are made,and so on.

Further, after expiration of the length of a reservation period or afteranother defined interval, the computer-implemented method 800 can returnto 802 with another determination whether an amount of network trafficwithin a communications network satisfies a defined network trafficlevel.

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate a transmissionpower dependent resource reservation protocol networks. Facilitating atransmission power dependent resource reservation protocol in advancednetworks can be implemented in connection with any type of device with aconnection to the communications network (e.g., a mobile handset, acomputer, a handheld device, etc.) any Internet of things (IoT) device(e.g., toaster, coffee maker, blinds, music players, speakers, watermeter, etc.), and/or any connected vehicles (e.g., cars, airplanes,boats, space rockets, and/or other at least partially automated vehicles(e.g., drones), and so on). In some embodiments, the non-limiting termUser Equipment (UE) is used. It can refer to any type of wireless devicethat communicates with a radio network node in a cellular or mobilecommunication system. Examples of UE are target device, device to device(D2D) UE, machine type UE or UE capable of machine to machine (M2M)communication, PDA, Tablet, mobile terminals, smart phone, LaptopEmbedded Equipped (LEE), laptop mounted equipment (LME), USB donglesetc. Note that the terms element, elements and antenna ports can beinterchangeably used but carry the same meaning in this disclosure. Theembodiments are applicable to single carrier as well as to Multi-Carrier(MC) or Carrier Aggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term CarrierAggregation (CA) is also called (e.g., interchangeably called)“multi-carrier system,” “multi-cell operation,” “multi-carrieroperation,” “multi-carrier” transmission and/or reception.

In some embodiments, the non-limiting term radio network node or simplynetwork node is used. It can refer to any type of network node thatserves one or more UEs and/or that is coupled to other network nodes ornetwork elements or any radio node from where the one or more UEsreceive a signal. Examples of radio network nodes are Node B, BaseStation (BS), Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) node such as MSR BS, eNode B,network controller, Radio Network Controller (RNC), Base StationController (BSC), relay, donor node controlling relay, Base TransceiverStation (BTS), Access Point (AP), transmission points, transmissionnodes, RRU, RRH, nodes in Distributed Antenna System (DAS) etc.

To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, 4G standards canbe applied to 5G, also called New Radio (NR) access. The 5G networks cancomprise the following: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond supported for tens of thousands of users; 1 gigabit per secondcan be offered simultaneously (or concurrently) to tens of workers onthe same office floor; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneous (orconcurrent) connections can be supported for massive sensor deployments;spectral efficiency can be enhanced compared to 4G; improved coverage;enhanced signaling efficiency; and reduced latency compared to Long TermEvolution (LTE).

Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) systems can significantlyincrease the data carrying capacity of wireless systems. For thesereasons, MIMO is an integral part of the third and fourth generationwireless systems (e.g., 3G and 4G). In addition, 5G systems also employMIMO systems, which are referred to as massive MIMO systems (e.g.,hundreds of antennas at the transmitter side (e.g., network)and/receiver side (e.g., user equipment). With a (N_(t),N_(r)) system,where N_(t) denotes the number of transmit antennas and Nr denotes thereceive antennas, the peak data rate multiplies with a factor of N_(t)over single antenna systems in rich scattering environment.

In addition, advanced networks, such as a 5G network can be configuredto provide more bandwidth than the bandwidth available in other networks(e.g., 4G network, 5G network). A 5G network can be configured toprovide more ubiquitous connectivity. In addition, more potential ofapplications and services, such as connected infrastructure, wearablecomputers, autonomous driving, seamless virtual and augmented reality,“ultra-high-fidelity” virtual reality, and so on, can be provided with5G networks. Such applications and/or services can consume a largeamount of bandwidth. For example, some applications and/or services canconsume about fifty times the bandwidth of a high-definition videostream, Internet of Everything (IoE), and others. Further, variousapplications can have different network performance requirements (e.g.,latency requirements and so on).

Cloud Radio Access Networks (cRAN) can enable the implementation ofconcepts such as SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) in 5Gnetworks. This disclosure can facilitate a generic channel stateinformation framework design for a 5G network. Certain embodiments ofthis disclosure can comprise an SDN controller that can control routingof traffic within the network and between the network and trafficdestinations. The SDN controller can be merged with the 5G networkarchitecture to enable service deliveries via open ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (APIs) and move the network core towards an allInternet Protocol (IP), cloud based, and software driventelecommunications network. The SDN controller can work with, or takethe place of, Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) network elementsso that policies such as quality of service and traffic management androuting can be synchronized and managed end to end.

FIG. 9 presents an example embodiment 900 of a mobile network platform910 that can implement and exploit one or more aspects of the disclosedsubject matter described herein. Generally, wireless network platform910 can include components, e.g., nodes, gateways, interfaces, servers,or disparate platforms, that facilitate both packet-switched (PS) (e.g.,Internet protocol (IP), frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)and circuit-switched (CS) traffic (e.g., voice and data), as well ascontrol generation for networked wireless telecommunication. As anon-limiting example, wireless network platform 910 can be included intelecommunications carrier networks, and can be considered carrier-sidecomponents as discussed elsewhere herein. Mobile network platform 910includes CS gateway node(s) 912 which can interface CS traffic receivedfrom legacy networks such as telephony network(s) 940 (e.g., publicswitched telephone network (PSTN), or public land mobile network (PLMN))or a signaling system #7 (SS7) network 960. Circuit switched gatewaynode(s) 912 can authorize and authenticate traffic (e.g., voice) arisingfrom such networks. Additionally, CS gateway node(s) 912 can accessmobility, or roaming, data generated through SS7 network 960; forinstance, mobility data stored in a visited location register (VLR),which can reside in memory 930. Moreover, CS gateway node(s) 912interfaces CS-based traffic and signaling and PS gateway node(s) 918. Asan example, in a 3GPP UMTS network, CS gateway node(s) 912 can berealized at least in part in gateway GPRS support node(s) (GGSN). Itshould be appreciated that functionality and specific operation of CSgateway node(s) 912, PS gateway node(s) 918, and serving node(s) 916, isprovided and dictated by radio technology(ies) utilized by mobilenetwork platform 910 for telecommunication. Mobile network platform 910can also include the MMEs, HSS/PCRFs, SGWs, and PGWs disclosed herein.

In addition to receiving and processing CS-switched traffic andsignaling, PS gateway node(s) 918 can authorize and authenticatePS-based data sessions with served mobile devices. Data sessions caninclude traffic, or content(s), exchanged with networks external to thewireless network platform 910, like wide area network(s) (WANs) 950,enterprise network(s) 970, and service network(s) 980, which can beembodied in local area network(s) (LANs), can also be interfaced withmobile network platform 910 through PS gateway node(s) 918. It is to benoted that WANs 950 and enterprise network(s) 970 can embody, at leastin part, a service network(s) such as IP multimedia subsystem (IMS).Based on radio technology layer(s) available in technology resource(s)917, packet-switched gateway node(s) 918 can generate packet dataprotocol contexts when a data session is established; other datastructures that facilitate routing of packetized data also can begenerated. To that end, in an aspect, PS gateway node(s) 918 can includea tunnel interface (e.g., tunnel termination gateway (TTG) in 3GPP UMTSnetwork(s) (not shown)) which can facilitate packetized communicationwith disparate wireless network(s), such as Wi-Fi networks.

In embodiment 900, wireless network platform 910 also includes servingnode(s) 916 that, based upon available radio technology layer(s) withintechnology resource(s) 917, convey the various packetized flows of datastreams received through PS gateway node(s) 918. It is to be noted thatfor technology resource(s) 917 that rely primarily on CS communication,server node(s) can deliver traffic without reliance on PS gatewaynode(s) 918; for example, server node(s) can embody at least in part amobile switching center. As an example, in a 3GPP UMTS network, servingnode(s) 916 can be embodied in serving GPRS support node(s) (SGSN).

For radio technologies that exploit packetized communication, server(s)914 in wireless network platform 910 can execute numerous applicationsthat can generate multiple disparate packetized data streams or flows,and manage (e.g., schedule, queue, format, and so on) such flows. Suchapplication(s) can include add-on features to standard services (forexample, provisioning, billing, user support, and so forth) provided bywireless network platform 910. Data streams (e.g., content(s) that arepart of a voice call or data session) can be conveyed to PS gatewaynode(s) 918 for authorization/authentication and initiation of a datasession, and to serving node(s) 916 for communication thereafter. Inaddition to application server, server(s) 914 can include utilityserver(s), a utility server can include a provisioning server, anoperations and maintenance server, a security server that can implementat least in part a certificate authority and firewalls as well as othersecurity mechanisms, and the like. In an aspect, security server(s)secure communication served through wireless network platform 910 toensure network's operation and data integrity in addition toauthorization and authentication procedures that CS gateway node(s) 912and PS gateway node(s) 918 can enact. Moreover, provisioning server(s)can provision services from external network(s) like networks operatedby a disparate service provider; for instance, WAN 950 or GlobalPositioning System (GPS) network(s) (not shown). Provisioning server(s)can also provision coverage through networks associated to wirelessnetwork platform 910 (e.g., deployed and operated by the same serviceprovider), such as femto-cell network(s) (not shown) that enhancewireless service coverage within indoor confined spaces and offload RANresources in order to enhance subscriber service experience within ahome or business environment by way of UE 975.

It is to be noted that server(s) 914 can include one or more processorsconfigured to confer at least in part the functionality of macro networkplatform 910. To that end, the one or more processor can execute codeinstructions stored in memory 930, for example. It should be appreciatedthat server(s) 914 can include a content manager 915, which operates insubstantially the same manner as described hereinbefore.

In example embodiment 900, memory 930 can store information related tooperation of wireless network platform 910. Other operationalinformation can include provisioning information of mobile devicesserved through wireless network platform 910, subscriber databases;application intelligence, pricing schemes, e.g., promotional rates,flat-rate programs, couponing campaigns; technical specification(s)consistent with telecommunication protocols for operation of disparateradio, or wireless, technology layers; and so forth. Memory 930 can alsostore information from at least one of telephony network(s) 940, WAN950, enterprise network(s) 970, or SS7 network 960. In an aspect, memory930 can be, for example, accessed as part of a data store component oras a remotely connected memory store.

In order to provide additional context for various embodiments describedherein, FIG. 10 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment 1000 inwhich the various embodiments of the embodiment described herein can beimplemented. While the embodiments have been described above in thegeneral context of computer-executable instructions that can run on oneor more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that theembodiments can be also implemented in combination with other programmodules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, Internet of Things (IoT)devices, distributed computing systems, as well as personal computers,hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, and the like, each of which can be operativelycoupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media, machine-readable storage media,and/or communications media, which two terms are used herein differentlyfrom one another as follows. Computer-readable storage media ormachine-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media or machine-readablestorage media can be implemented in connection with any method ortechnology for storage of information such as computer-readable ormachine-readable instructions, program modules, structured data orunstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD) or other optical disk storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, solid state drives or other solid statestorage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information. In this regard, the terms“tangible” or “non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliveryor transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refersto a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changedin such a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By wayof example, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 10 , the example environment 1000 forimplementing various embodiments of the aspects described hereinincludes a computer 1002, the computer 1002 including a processing unit1004, a system memory 1006 and a system bus 1008. The system bus 1008couples system components including, but not limited to, the systemmemory 1006 to the processing unit 1004. The processing unit 1004 can beany of various commercially available processors. Dual microprocessorsand other multi-processor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 1004.

The system bus 1008 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1006includes ROM 1010 and RAM 1012. A basic input/output system (BIOS) canbe stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmableread only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routinesthat help to transfer information between elements within the computer1002, such as during startup. The RAM 1012 can also include a high-speedRAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1002 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1014 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), one or more external storage devices 1016(e.g., a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1016, a memory stick or flashdrive reader, a memory card reader, etc.) and an optical disk drive 1020(e.g., which can read or write from a CD-ROM disc, a DVD, a BD, etc.).While the internal HDD 1014 is illustrated as located within thecomputer 1002, the internal HDD 1014 can also be configured for externaluse in a suitable chassis (not shown). Additionally, while not shown inenvironment 1000, a solid state drive (SSD) could be used in additionto, or in place of, an internal HDD 1014. The internal HDD 1014,external storage device(s) 1016 and optical disk drive 1020 can beconnected to the system bus 1008 by an HDD interface 1024, an externalstorage interface 1026 and an optical drive interface 1028,respectively. The HDD interface 1024 for external drive implementationscan include at least one or both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) andInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1094 interfacetechnologies. Other external drive connection technologies are withincontemplation of the embodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1002, the drives andstorage media accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digitalformat. Although the description of computer-readable storage mediaabove refers to respective types of storage devices, it should beappreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of storagemedia which are readable by a computer, whether presently existing ordeveloped in the future, could also be used in the example operatingenvironment, and further, that any such storage media can containcomputer-executable instructions for performing the methods describedherein.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1012,including an operating system 1030, one or more application programs1032, other program modules 1034 and program data 1036. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1012. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

Computer 1002 can optionally comprise emulation technologies. Forexample, a hypervisor (not shown) or other intermediary can emulate ahardware environment for operating system 1030, and the emulatedhardware can optionally be different from the hardware illustrated inFIG. 10 . In such an embodiment, operating system 1030 can comprise onevirtual machine (VM) of multiple VMs hosted at computer 1002.Furthermore, operating system 1030 can provide runtime environments,such as the Java runtime environment or the .NET framework, forapplication programs 1032. Runtime environments are consistent executionenvironments that allow application programs 1032 to run on anyoperating system that includes the runtime environment. Similarly,operating system 1030 can support containers, and application programs1032 can be in the form of containers, which are lightweight,standalone, executable packages of software that include, e.g., code,runtime, system tools, system libraries and settings for an application.

Further, computer 1002 can be enable with a security module, such as atrusted processing module (TPM). For instance, with a TPM, bootcomponents hash next in time boot components, and wait for a match ofresults to secured values, before loading a next boot component. Thisprocess can take place at any layer in the code execution stack ofcomputer 1002, e.g., applied at the application execution level or atthe operating system (OS) kernel level, thereby enabling security at anylevel of code execution.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1002 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1038, a touchscreen 1060, and a pointing device, such as a mouse 1062. Other inputdevices (not shown) can include a microphone, an infrared (IR) remotecontrol, a radio frequency (RF) remote control, or other remote control,a joystick, a virtual reality controller and/or virtual reality headset,a game pad, a stylus pen, an image input device, e.g., camera(s), agesture sensor input device, a vision movement sensor input device, anemotion or facial detection device, a biometric input device, e.g.,fingerprint or iris scanner, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1004 through an input deviceinterface 1064 that can be coupled to the system bus 1008, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1094serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, a BLUETOOTH®interface, etc.

A monitor 1066 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 1008 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1068. Inaddition to the monitor 1066, a computer typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1002 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1050. The remotecomputer(s) 1050 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer1002, although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device1052 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted includewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1054 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1056. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can beconnected to the local network 1054 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1058. The adapter 1058 canfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1054, which canalso include a wireless access point (AP) disposed thereon forcommunicating with the adapter 1058 in a wireless mode.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can includea modem 1080 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN1056 via other means for establishing communications over the WAN 1056,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1080, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 1008 via the input device interface 1064. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1002 orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1052. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexample and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

When used in either a LAN or WAN networking environment, the computer1002 can access cloud storage systems or other network-based storagesystems in addition to, or in place of, external storage devices 1016 asdescribed above. Generally, a connection between the computer 1002 and acloud storage system can be established over a LAN 1054 or WAN 1056e.g., by the adapter 1058 or modem 1080, respectively. Upon connectingthe computer 1002 to an associated cloud storage system, the externalstorage interface 1026 can, with the aid of the adapter 1058 and/ormodem 1080, manage storage provided by the cloud storage system as itwould other types of external storage. For instance, the externalstorage interface 1026 can be configured to provide access to cloudstorage sources as if those sources were physically connected to thecomputer 1002.

The computer 1002 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, store shelf, etc.), and telephone. This can include WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

An aspect of 5G, which differentiates from previous 4G systems, is theuse of NR. NR architecture can be designed to support multipledeployment cases for independent configuration of resources used forRACH procedures. Since the NR can provide additional services than thoseprovided by LTE, efficiencies can be generated by leveraging the prosand cons of LTE and NR to facilitate the interplay between LTE and NR,as discussed herein.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” or “anembodiment,” means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrase “in oneembodiment,” “in one aspect,” or “in an embodiment,” in various placesthroughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, orcharacteristics can be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments.

As used in this disclosure, in some embodiments, the terms “component,”“system,” “interface,” and the like are intended to refer to, orcomprise, a computer-related entity or an entity related to anoperational apparatus with one or more specific functionalities, whereinthe entity can be either hardware, a combination of hardware andsoftware, software, or software in execution, and/or firmware. As anexample, a component can be, but is not limited to being, a processrunning on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a threadof execution, computer-executable instructions, a program, and/or acomputer. By way of illustration and not limitation, both an applicationrunning on a server and the server can be a component.

One or more components can reside within a process and/or thread ofexecution and a component can be localized on one computer and/ordistributed between two or more computers. In addition, these componentscan execute from various computer readable media having various datastructures stored thereon. The components can communicate via localand/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having oneor more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting withanother component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across anetwork such as the Internet with other systems via the signal). Asanother example, a component can be an apparatus with specificfunctionality provided by mechanical parts operated by electric orelectronic circuitry, which is operated by a software application orfirmware application executed by one or more processors, wherein theprocessor can be internal or external to the apparatus and can executeat least a part of the software or firmware application. As yet anotherexample, a component can be an apparatus that provides specificfunctionality through electronic components without mechanical parts,the electronic components can comprise a processor therein to executesoftware or firmware that confer(s) at least in part the functionalityof the electronic components. In an aspect, a component can emulate anelectronic component via a virtual machine, e.g., within a cloudcomputing system. While various components have been illustrated asseparate components, it will be appreciated that multiple components canbe implemented as a single component, or a single component can beimplemented as multiple components, without departing from exampleembodiments.

In addition, the words “example” and “exemplary” are used herein to meanserving as an instance or illustration. Any embodiment or designdescribed herein as “example” or “exemplary” is not necessarily to beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments ordesigns. Rather, use of the word example or exemplary is intended topresent concepts in a concrete fashion. As used in this application, theterm “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive“or.” That is, unless specified otherwise or clear from context, “Xemploys A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusivepermutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both Aand B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under any of the foregoinginstances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” as used in thisapplication and the appended claims should generally be construed tomean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear from context tobe directed to a singular form.

Moreover, terms such as “mobile device equipment,” “mobile station,”“mobile,” subscriber station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,”“communication device,” “mobile device” (and/or terms representingsimilar terminology) can refer to a wireless device utilized by asubscriber or mobile device of a wireless communication service toreceive or convey data, control, voice, video, sound, gaming orsubstantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. The foregoing termsare utilized interchangeably herein and with reference to the relateddrawings. Likewise, the terms “access point (AP),” “Base Station (BS),”BS transceiver, BS device, cell site, cell site device, “Node B (NB),”“evolved Node B (eNode B),” “home Node B (HNB)” and the like, areutilized interchangeably in the application, and refer to a wirelessnetwork component or appliance that transmits and/or receives data,control, voice, video, sound, gaming or substantially any data-stream orsignaling-stream from one or more subscriber stations. Data andsignaling streams can be packetized or frame-based flows.

Furthermore, the terms “device,” “communication device,” “mobiledevice,” “subscriber,” “customer entity,” “consumer,” “customer entity,”“entity” and the like are employed interchangeably throughout, unlesscontext warrants particular distinctions among the terms. It should beappreciated that such terms can refer to human entities or automatedcomponents supported through artificial intelligence (e.g., a capacityto make inference based on complex mathematical formalisms), which canprovide simulated vision, sound recognition and so forth.

Embodiments described herein can be exploited in substantially anywireless communication technology, comprising, but not limited to,Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Global System For Mobile Communications(GSM), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), WorldwideInteroperability For Microwave Access (WiMAX), enhanced General PacketRadio Service (enhanced GPRS), Third Generation Partnership Project(3GPP) long term evolution (LTE), Third Generation Partnership Project 2(3GPP2) Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), high speed packet access (HSPA),Z-Wave, Zigbee and other 802.XX wireless technologies and/or legacytelecommunication technologies.

The various aspects described herein can relate to New Radio (NR), whichcan be deployed as a standalone radio access technology or as anon-standalone radio access technology assisted by another radio accesstechnology, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), for example. It should benoted that although various aspects and embodiments have been describedherein in the context of 5G, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System(UMTS), and/or Long Term Evolution (LTE), or other next generationnetworks, the disclosed aspects are not limited to 5G, a UMTSimplementation, and/or an LTE implementation as the techniques can alsobe applied in 3G, 4G, or LTE systems. For example, aspects or featuresof the disclosed embodiments can be exploited in substantially anywireless communication technology. Such wireless communicationtechnologies can include UMTS, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA),Wi-Fi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), GeneralPacket Radio Service (GPRS), Enhanced GPRS, Third Generation PartnershipProject (3GPP), LTE, Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2)Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), EvolvedHigh Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), High-Speed Downlink Packet Access(HSDPA), High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Zigbee, or anotherIEEE 802.XX technology. Additionally, substantially all aspectsdisclosed herein can be exploited in legacy telecommunicationtechnologies.

As used herein, “5G” can also be referred to as NR access. Accordingly,systems, methods, and/or machine-readable storage media for facilitatinglink adaptation of downlink control channel for 5G systems are desired.As used herein, one or more aspects of a 5G network can comprise, but isnot limited to, data rates of several tens of megabits per second (Mbps)supported for tens of thousands of users; at least one gigabit persecond (Gbps) to be offered simultaneously to tens of users (e.g., tensof workers on the same office floor); several hundreds of thousands ofsimultaneous connections supported for massive sensor deployments;spectral efficiency significantly enhanced compared to 4G; improvementin coverage relative to 4G; signaling efficiency enhanced compared to4G; and/or latency significantly reduced compared to LTE.

As used herein, the term “infer” or “inference” refers generally to theprocess of reasoning about, or inferring states of, the system,environment, user, and/or intent from a set of observations as capturedvia events and/or data. Captured data and events can include user data,device data, environment data, data from sensors, sensor data,application data, implicit data, explicit data, etc. Inference can beemployed to identify a specific context or action, or can generate aprobability distribution over states of interest based on aconsideration of data and events, for example.

Inference can also refer to techniques employed for composinghigher-level events from a set of events and/or data. Such inferenceresults in the construction of new events or actions from a set ofobserved events and/or stored event data, whether the events arecorrelated in close temporal proximity, and whether the events and datacome from one or several event and data sources. Various classificationprocedures and/or systems (e.g., support vector machines, neuralnetworks, expert systems, Bayesian belief networks, fuzzy logic, anddata fusion engines) can be employed in connection with performingautomatic and/or inferred action in connection with the disclosedsubject matter.

In addition, the various embodiments can be implemented as a method,apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device, machine-readable device, computer-readablecarrier, computer-readable media, machine-readable media,computer-readable (or machine-readable) storage/communication media. Forexample, computer-readable media can comprise, but are not limited to, amagnetic storage device, e.g., hard disk; floppy disk; magneticstrip(s); an optical disk (e.g., compact disk (CD), a digital video disc(DVD), a Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)); a smart card; a flash memory device (e.g.,card, stick, key drive); and/or a virtual device that emulates a storagedevice and/or any of the above computer-readable media. Of course, thoseskilled in the art will recognize many modifications can be made to thisconfiguration without departing from the scope or spirit of the variousembodiments

The above description of illustrated embodiments of the subjectdisclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intendedto be exhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the preciseforms disclosed. While specific embodiments and examples are describedherein for illustrative purposes, various modifications are possiblethat are considered within the scope of such embodiments and examples,as those skilled in the relevant art can recognize.

In this regard, while the subject matter has been described herein inconnection with various embodiments and corresponding figures, whereapplicable, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments can beused or modifications and additions can be made to the describedembodiments for performing the same, similar, alternative, or substitutefunction of the disclosed subject matter without deviating therefrom.Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not be limited to anysingle embodiment described herein, but rather should be construed inbreadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims below.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: defining, by a systemcomprising a memory and a processor, a resource reservation procedurethat associates respective amounts of reserved resources available for amobile device based on a transmission power level of the mobile device;and selecting, by the system, an amount of reserved resources from therespective amounts of reserved resources available based on thetransmission power level of the mobile device, wherein the amount ofreserved resources comprises a first amount of reserved resources, asecond amount of reserved resources, and a third amount of reservedresources, wherein the selecting comprises: allocating the first amountof reserved resources based on the transmission power level of themobile device being determined to be at a maximum transmission powercapability of the mobile device; allocating the second amount ofreserved resources based on the transmission power level of the mobiledevice being determined to be a first defined value lower than themaximum transmission power capability of the mobile device, andallocating the third amount of reserved resources based on thetransmission power level of the mobile device being determined to be asecond defined value lower than the maximum transmission powercapability of the mobile device, wherein the first amount of reservedresources comprises less resources than the second amount of reservedresources, and wherein the third amount of reserved resources comprisesmore resources than the second amount of reserved resources.
 2. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the defining comprises defining a length of areservation period per signaling based on the transmission power levelof the mobile device.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the defining ofthe length of the reservation period comprises: defining a first lengthof the reservation period based on the transmission power level beingdetermined to be at the maximum transmission power capability of themobile device; and defining a second length of the reservation periodbased on the transmission power level being determined to be a seconddefined percentage lower than the maximum transmission power capabilityof the mobile device, wherein the second length of the reservationperiod is longer than the first length of the reservation period.
 4. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the reserved resources are used for initialtransmission by the mobile device.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein thereserved resources are used for hybrid automatic repeat requestretransmission by the mobile device.
 6. The method of claim 1, whereinthe resource reservation procedure is a first resource reservationprocedure, and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by thesystem, an amount of network traffic within a communications network,and defining, by the system, a second resource reservation procedurebased on the amount of network traffic being above a defined networktraffic level.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second resourcereservation procedure comprises fewer reserved resources being availablefor the mobile device as compared to the first resource reservationprocedure.
 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the defining of the secondresource reservation procedure further comprises defining a first lengthof a first reservation period per signaling based on the transmissionpower level of the mobile device, and wherein the first length of thefirst reservation period of the second resource reservation procedure isshorter than a second length of a second reservation period of the firstresource reservation procedure.
 9. The method of claim 6, wherein thedefining of the second resource reservation procedure comprisesdisabling a reservation of resources based on the transmission powerlevel of the mobile device being a maximum transmission power level ofthe mobile device.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprisingmitigating, by the system, an amount of network traffic congestion in acommunications network, the mitigating comprising controlling aneffectiveness of the amount of reserved resources based on the definingthe resource reservation procedure.
 11. A system, comprising: aprocessor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, whenexecuted by the processor, facilitate performance of operations,comprising: configuring a user equipment device with a resourcereservation data structure; and controlling an amount of resourcesavailable for reservation by the user equipment based on a transmissionpower level of the user equipment during a reservation signalingduration and based on the resource reservation data structure, whereinthe amount of resources available for reservation by the user equipmentcomprises a first quantity of resources, a second quantity of resources,and a third quantity of resources, and wherein the controllingcomprises: allocating the first quantity of resources based on thetransmission power level of the user equipment being at a firsttransmission power level, allocating the second quantity of resourcesbased on the transmission power level of the user equipment being at asecond transmission power level, and allocating the third quantity ofresources based on the transmission power level of the user equipmentbeing at a third transmission power level, wherein the firsttransmission power level is a maximum power level of the user equipment,the second transmission power level is less than the maximum power levelby a first percentage, and the third transmission power level is lessthan the maximum power level by a second percentage that is more thanthe first percentage, wherein the first quantity of resources comprisesless resources than the second quantity of resources, and wherein thethird quantity of resources comprises more resources than the secondquantity of resources.
 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the resourcereservation data structure maps the transmission power level of the userequipment to a maximal number of resources available to be reserved bythe user equipment.
 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the resourcereservation data structure allocates a duration of reservation persignaling based on the transmission power level of the user equipment.14. The system of claim 11, wherein the resource reservation datastructure is a first resource reservation data structure, and whereinthe operations further comprise: determining an amount of networktraffic within a communications network, and defining a second resourcereservation data structure based on the amount of network traffic beingabove a defined network traffic level.
 15. The system of claim 14,wherein the second resource reservation data structure comprises fewerreserved resources being available for the user equipment as compared tothe first resource reservation data structure.
 16. The system of claim14, wherein the defining comprises defining a first length of a firstreservation period per signaling based on the transmission power levelof the user equipment, and wherein the first length of the firstreservation period of the second resource reservation data structure isshorter than a second length of a second reservation period of the firstresource reservation data structure.
 17. The system of claim 14, whereinthe defining comprises disabling a reservation of resources based on thetransmission power level of the user equipment being the maximum powerlevel.
 18. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations furthercomprise: mitigating an amount of network traffic congestion in acommunications network, the mitigating comprising controlling aneffectiveness of the amount of resources available for reservation bythe user equipment based on the configuring the resource reservationdata structure.
 19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprisingexecutable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitateperformance of operations, comprising: defining a resource reservationprocedure that associates respective amounts of reserved resourcesavailable for a user equipment based on a transmission power level ofthe user equipment; selecting an amount of reserved resources from therespective amounts of reserved resources available based on thetransmission power level of the user equipment, wherein the amount ofreserved resources comprises a first amount of reserved resources, asecond amount of reserved resources, and a third amount of reservedresources, wherein the third amount of reserved resources comprises moreresources than the second amount of reserved resources, and wherein thesecond amount of reserved resources comprises more resources than thefirst amount of reserved resources, wherein the selecting comprises:allocating the first amount of reserved resources based on thetransmission power level of the user equipment being determined to be ata first transmission power level; allocating the second amount ofreserved resources based on the transmission power level of the userequipment being determined to be at a second transmission power level;and allocating the third amount of reserved resources based on thetransmission power level of the user equipment being determined to be ata third transmission power level, wherein the first transmission powerlevel is representative of an upper limit on the transmission powerlevel applicable to the user equipment, the second transmission powerlevel is less than the upper limit on the transmission power level by afirst percentage, and the third transmission power level is less thanthe upper limit on the transmission power level by a second percentagethat is more than the first percentage.
 20. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations furthercomprise: mitigating an amount of network traffic congestion in acommunications network, wherein the mitigating comprises controlling aneffectiveness of the amount of reserved resources based on the definingthe resource reservation procedure.